ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on classical and modern theories of administration and management. Being an administrator is different from being a simple employee. The goal of administrating is, first of all, to make subordinates work in order to achieve organizational goals, and to make the organization more competitive. Classical theories of organizational management include many other theories, most prominently those of bureaucracy and of human relations. The bureaucratic model requires administrators to make employees put in a lot of effort in order to make a difference in the bureaucracy and eventually the whole nation. Sometimes a radical reform model works and sometimes an incremental approach works better. In many cases, administrators play a crucial role in making the government bureaucracy more dynamic. The chapter distinguishes public administration from business administration and presents specific traits of public organizations that make them different from private organizations.
